DR Congo's recently elected president, Felix Tshisekedi, held talks on Sunday with his predecessor Joseph Kabila on forming a coalition government, a source in Kabila's entourage told AFP.

The talks would open the way to naming a prime minister who would form a coalition government to run the country, a member of Kabila's entourage, who asked not to be identified, said.

Kabila, although no longer president, is head of the majority group in the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The talks were confirmed by the Tshisekedi's office, which said the two men met at the president's residence and "even shared a meal in a family atmosphere".

According to provisional results, Kabila's supporters won 337 out of the parliament's 485 seats in the December 30 election, which took place on the same day as the disputed presidential vote that brought Tshisekedi to power.